March 09, 2004

Civil Rights Group Seeks Kerry Apology

The head of a civil rights and legal services advocacy group wants Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to apologize for saying he wouldn't be upset if he could be known as the second black president.

"John Kerry is not a black man - he is a privileged white man who has no idea what it is in this country to be a poor white in this country, let alone a black man," said Paula Diane Harris, founder of the Andrew Young National Center for Social Change.

Last week, Kerry told the American Urban Radio Network: "President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second."

How hilarious!
Kerry just can't catch a break with his "homies!"
Nor does he deserve one.

Harris also criticized civil rights leaders who "sit back and ignore these types of comments, a practice that further insults African Americans."

"It seems that all these leaders care about is their personal agendas in how a 'John Kerry' will keep up their personal causes," she said.

I never figured out why some African-Americans embraced the concept of Clintoon being the first "black" President, because if he personifies the black race that's not a good thing for anybody.
Good for this lady and for telling it like it is!
Maybe some black people will notice that President Bush has done a lot more to advance the rights and full participation in American life of people of all skin colors and perhaps more than a few will leave the Dimocrat voting "plantation" in the next election.
All things being equal, though, Kerry's campaign is a disaster, but then so is he, so don't color me surprised, just laughing at what a putz he is...Hee-hee-hee!